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Big Spot Surveys revisited

Make sure you check out my list of paid survey sites. I only list companies that I have experience with and I give you the low-down on each one. And if that’s not enough, you can check out surveypolice.com for ratings and reviews.

A few weeks ago I wrote about Big Spot Surveys and honestly I didn’t realize that so many people would be searching Google to answer the question: “is Big Spot Legitimate?”

So I decided to put on my detective hat and go digging a little further to help answer the questions that have arisen from my initial post.

First of all, I decided to sign up for Big Spot. I went through the sign-up process from beginning to end to see if my assumptions were correct.

UPDATE 8/2010: Their screens and graphics have changed since the writing of this article but the results and content remain the same.

The sign-up process:

The first screen that came up after I entered my information was this:

The next screen that came up after I entered my information and then clicked join was this:

This screen shows a list of “Free Sponsor Offers” that consist of other survey companies, newsletters and samples. They look interesting and exciting and the word FREE is very enticing. You can sign up for these FREE offers yourself and even earn money doing it by joining certain sites like MyPoints.com and other similar “pay to complete offer sites.”

The next screen that comes up will fill you with anticipation as you wait for all of your great, exclusive free paid survey listings:

The next screen is the “database” you have been waiting for:

This screen lists just a fraction of the market research companies who are willing to pay you for your opinion, and I actually signed up twice and filled out completely different personal information and you know what, I got the same exact list just in a different order.

What this means to you: I don’t know all of their motives, and I certainly don’t know what they do with your personal information, but Big Spot and Survey Payoff appear to have basically set themselves up as an affiliate marketer. They are providing you with information, and you sign up through their links and they make money.

Is it legal? Yes. Is it wrong? No. Is it safe? Maybe. That depends upon what they are doing with your email address. To me, they are at least misleading people because not only is their “database” shamefully small, they do it under the guise that they have secret resources you can’t find on your own. I can even tell you why their database is so small. Because not all paid survey companies participate in affiliate marketing, so they only list the ones they get paid for sign-ups on.

If you have never signed up for a paid survey panel, and if you see their list, you can rest assured that their list does contain some legitimate market research companies who will pay you for your opinions and it does contain some of the most popular companies. But there is still the issue of why they need your email address and what they will do with it. Plus it also contains some questionable resources that I have seen other experiences survey takers claiming are not legitimate.

You will need to sign up SEPARATELY for each of the individual survey companies so it appears unnecessary for Big Spot to require your name, zip code and email address.

So, smarty pants, how do I get a list of Free Paid Surveys without providing my personal info to a third party? If I had more time, I’d list every paid survey company known to man for you to sign up for. I don’t have that kind of time, plus there are a couple of resources I will point you to that have already done it. I have some of my favorites listed on my Free Paid Survey Sites page and also on my right sidebar. You will find that the sites I list are ones that I have been a member of for years (some since 2002 or earlier), have received surveys from and have received payment from.

When it comes to survey taking, there are a couple of “golden rules” that any experienced survey taker would tell you. The first would be to never, ever pay to receive information or access to free paid survey databases. The second would be to be extremely careful with your personal information because there are a lot of “cash for your opinion” offers out there that are not legitimate, in fact I would say the scam sites outweigh the legitimate ones. This means you have to be smart, do your homework, and read reviews and opinions from people who have experience.

The bottom line: When it comes down to it, Big Spot does not appear to provide you with anything you cannot get from somewhere else without having to key in your personal information. You will still need to sign up with each individual market research company separately in order to receive survey invitations and payments for surveys. So the question remains about why they need your information, especially when the list they provide can be found across the web without having to share your personal info.

In addition to the sites we have on our Free Paid Survey Sites page if you want a complete database of paid surveys including actual participant ratings, check out FreePaidSurveys.net, and SurveyPolice.com. You won’t get rich taking paid surveys but you can earn some extra cash each month to order a pizza, or save it up to help fund Christmas.

About Kimberly Grabinski

Hi, I'm Kim! I'm a married mother of 2 with a passion for fitness & healthy living. We live in NW Indiana near Chicago. I am slightly obsessive, love coffee, running, Kenpo Karate & dogs. I have a passion for real food, organics, GMO labeling, Young Living essential oils & green living.

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This blog and all the comments have been interesting to read. I signed up on Bigspot and have cahsed out 3 times at 25 bucks each. The first time it did take forever [nearly 2 1/2 months] and I did think it was a scam, but the other times they went through in 2-3 weeks.

I didn’t think it was so bad, yes the money grows slow but what to do people expect? If these things got you rich quick then everyone would be doing them. I dont think there are any sites where you can make any real money doing surveys [if there is sign me up!] but rather this is a way to earn some extra dinner or movie cash.

Its interesting to see all the negative comments because I was pretty satisfied, so if this is a bad sigh, I must go look for the good ones then lol the only other site I use is GlobalTestMarket which does the annoying point system. All the other ones Ive seen do the point system as well. I liked big spot because the values were given in cold hard cash.

Either way I will continue to use BigSpot. I never got spammed in my email once I signed up…so what they do with the info is beyond me.

I unfortunately deleted the website but my question is are these companies legit. I remember an email telling me that if I tested their products I can keep them. Items like computers, games etc. Have u heard of this if so please educate me on this matter so that I can take advantage of this market… David

KIM, I DOUBT SERIOUSLY IF YOU CAN HELP ME,BUT PLEASE TRY!! I AM A RECENT WIDOW, MARRIED 50 YRS.NOT DOING WELL,(depression)i want to do something from home to supplement my income,just a little.but everybody has skams! are there no honest people left in this world?no get rich scheme,just a little extra income.PLEASE,PLEASE HELP ME,I HAVE LOST MUCH NEED MONEY ON SCAMES!! NO MORE PLEASE! thank you for your time.anita

Anita, I’m sorry to hear about your situation and the loss of your husband. A lot of what is out there is a scam, and anything that isn’t is not going to bring in a ton of money. The people who do the best are parents of young children with paid surveys.

Big spot is a ripoff. First, most of the surveys they give you to take will gather some information from you, then tell you you are not qualified for the survey (still haven’t figured that one out yet). Second, you will fill out a whole survey to be told at the end, that the survey is already full and your’s will not be used. Last, most of the surveys you will get only pay $1. It will take you 15 minutes to do, so basically you are working for $4 an hour.

I did an online survey for JC Penny that promised a $500 gift card if I completed it. After an hour and a half of answering the same questions over and over again I stopped, never got to the gift card area at all. Within the next week I started getting emails from dozens of companies and people daily. I had to change my email account because I was receiving 60 to 80 emails per day! JC Penny is one of those scamers also!

I am signed up for and have been with Bigspot.com for a few months now. I assure you they do send surveys to you and ask you for the same information all the other 10 survey companies I am signed up for. The 1 thing people are not understanding is the same thing I did not understand when I signed up for when I joined Bigspot.com. A lot of there surveys actualy come from and are sponsered through other survey companies. The difference is that every survey that you qualify and complete through bigspot has a cash value. The same survey that you do through the sponsering survey company is only offering you sweepstake entries for the same survey. Lol and yes it is very funny. My advice. Sign up for bigspot, sign into bigspot first and do all the surveys available to you from bigspot before you go to any of these sights that offer rewards such as sweepstakes entries for completeing ths same survey. clean all of the cookies daily and manually from your browser so that you don’t get the you have already done this survey notice when you come accross the same survey offer again through another survey company you are signed up with. I wish all of the survey companies were doing what bigspot does and paying cash for all of the surveys you do through them and not giving you sweepstake entries which I do a lot of surveys and have never won a sweepstakes but have been paid a lot of checks through being careful about the time i spend doing surveys for only entries versus actual points and cash value surveys.

First of all Thank you Kim for such a honest & full of helpful information on surveys article. I have been taking some surveys for several years, and also sample sites.. I am also disabled and can use any free or bit of $ that may be offered.. I have found a couple I know to stay away from after not receiving anything, but maybe spam! I will be checking out your list. And keep on warning us of the scams & other scuzzys that are out to rip off people, esp ones in need, as lots will apply to everything, as they are desperate! I enjoy knowing I can come here and know I will get straight info on anything you post.

I am handicap and looking to work and looking to making extra money, so was my daughter-in-law my son and his family live with me. A couple of years ago I signed up for these different Survey Companies. I got some surveies but I never qualified for any of them, I was sixty years old at the time. It was either I was to old or they had met their cota, and for the eithnic group also.. The thing of it is out of all of those companies I didn’t ever get one survey. My daughter in law every once in a while got one. She has since passed away from Cervix Cancer…I need to make money is there any website that isn’t a scam where a person that is handicap or not can make some money at….

Richard, I am sorry to hear about your daughter-in-law. The problem really is your demographics. They target them at 20’s and 30’s and parents of young children. I wish I had some better information to offer.. Good luck.

Kim, I am a male age 50 looking for focus groups to make a little extra cash, do you know of any that are not scams, since it seams these days most all things on the web are, and have you heard of Home job placement(Auction Listing Agent) I fell for this and will be going to my bank to dispute the charge since I used A visa card.

Tracy, I’m sorry you got scammed on that home job placement thing, unfortunately many of the things online are a scam, and it’s a shame that innocent people lose money. I have a list of survey companies that are legit here: http://accidentalmommies.com/free-paid-surveys though most do not do focus groups. Occasionally you might find an invite to one through those companies, but it’s rare. The best advice I have is to use this list and check out all the sites and the user reviews: http://www.surveypolice.com/directory

I am interested in online surveys, however I really don’t want to have to participate in their ‘Special Offers’ that I have to buy something. I have enough junk in my home, thanks to my trash collecting children, dogs and husband. How can I earn a little money without having to participate in these silly ‘Special Offers’?

Kimberly, There are legit ones that simply pay you for your time. You take a survey, they give you points to redeem for a prize or $$, or they just give you money. These are legit market research companies. There are no special offers, no jumping through hoops to get your prize. You can’t earn a living off them, but it’s nice to have the extra $$.http://accidentalmommies.com/free-paid-surveys Good luck!

Dear Kim: My first question: Is there a “general population” that most survey sites are looking for? Such as when filling out your info, when you get to the end you either are given one or two sites or are not qualified for any sites, so is thre any way that one could use a “universal information” to fill in when applying to give you and everyone else a better chance at more sites? I am sure this is not the most honest way to go about, but all of us were at or will be at this or these ages, have children and so on at some points in our lives, so I would not feel bad about having a “universal information guideline” to fill in, if it allowed me to get more sites.

second question: Do you or does anyone else know of any legal and verifiable sites for RN’s (registered nurses) to do “Ask a Nurse online” for a fee sites (for profit sites) and or sites where nurses can work as tele-nurses, nurses answer phone calls from patients, then guide them as to what the patient should do, go to ER, Call physician and so on.

Or tele-nursing for insurance companies where nurses call the public population who have already started the process of applying for health insurance, the insurance agent usually has already paid them a home visit, and now the nurse calls to go through the medical form questions with the client again, sorting out medical problems of the past that agent missed, asking client what they do for hobbie’s, such as scuba diving, a tele-nurse would ask them how deep they dive, do they dive alone or do they buddy dive, are they certified, how long have they been diving and so on… as hobbies such as this will influence how the insurance policy is written up.

I am a RN of 23 years, but am no longer able to work staff nursing due to being in a severe auto accident a year ago, but I love what I do and I am going out of my mind, I just know there is something out there somewhere that I can do at home to continue to work in the healthcare field, I know the survey thing does not pay much, I am much more interested in the telenursing, but would like to investigate and do the survey sites for a bit to bring in a bit of money, needless to say this was a blessed Christmas for us, as I am here alive, but one that was a very poor one, in 30 years of marriage we could not afford to buy our children, now all grown a simple present, they understood, but it hurt us greatly.

Hope to hear from you soon, feel free to email me privately if you wish as this is too long, sorry about that, or reply here, as I am sure I am not the only nurse out there in the same situation.

Pam, I think demographics-wise, 20&30-something parents with young children will get more surveys. I can’t be positive about that, and I’m certainly not recommending pretending to be something you are not. If I come across something about the RN thing, I will certainly let you know. Good luck.

A way to make larger amnts of $ if you live in a large metropolitan area is in-person focus groups. They generally pay $50-$200 for opinions on (some of ones I’ve done): food (some of mine were: spicy chicken sandwich); flavored waters; bras (true!); facial products (make up, new wrinkle creams), etc. Chk your area for focus groups…they generally don’t advertise. Good luck, & you’re spot-on w/ the advice you’ve given re: onlines. And I agree w/ the greenfield thing…must have done hundreds; never got anything; got a nice cd player from e-poll; maybe $20 from Survey Spot…everything I DID get required taking hundreds of surveys to build up points. I’ve pretty much aged-out demographically now, since companies don’t really care much re: opinions of 60yr. old women…a shame since WE shop, too. Boooooo.

Sorry, Kim, but 2/3 of the survey sites in your list are the ones I was talking about in my post below. Pray tell me, HOW do you make money on these sites?? I got so frustrated and felt so cheated with these very sites in the list that I gave up even trying to make money with online surveys.

Dixie, Most of these will tell you right off after a few questions that you do not qualify. And depending upon your demographics, you might not qualify for a lot of them. GlobalTestMarket pays you 5 cents even if you don’t qualify and I remember one month where they were sending so many surveys, I didn’t qualify for most of them, but I did so many in a day that I had $50 at the end of the month in my account. You will not get rich or even earn a living off paid surveys. Most people are lucky to earn enough to buy a pizza from it every month. A couple of years ago when I was doing this with great passion and persistence, I earned $800 over about 10 months that I put aside for Christmas. Part of that came from a $175 focus group where I tested a product over a few weeks and I got to keep the product and they paid me. Dixie, my Mom doesn’t qualify for as many surveys as I do. I’m in my 30’s with 2 kids. Demographics matters. But she would try and qualify for them, a few minutes of her time each day, and I know awhile back she won $100 from one of them where they had sweepstakes for those who did not qualify.

AMEN to getting frustrated and “just giving up”. About three-four years ago, I signed up for some surveys. I did survey after survey (mostly for Greenfield) and I got NOTHING in return! Everytime I would try to go into my account to see how much I had, the “bank” was closed. I never could get through. And it seemed to happen to the others as well…ones on your list. But, it’s cold right now where I live and I’m not working, so I’ll do it just to take up some time. Sure, I could DEFINATELY use the money. But, if I dont get any results after a while, I’ll do just like I did the first time. Jody

The trick with all the paid survey sites I have signed up with is, QUALIFYING for the surveys, or getting half-way through a survey and then getting a screen that says “We’re sorry. You do not meet the demographic qualifications we are looking for.” I have even gone almost to the end of surveys and gotten that message! They seem to take me far enough to actually get my opinion, then drop me, which I think is their whole aim–getting my opinion for free. I have taken many online surveys that supposedly pay you for your opinion, but I have never received one red cent for my time.

I have gone to many of the free survey sites get paid big cash work from home sites but they are all a lie you have to pay money to try different things and wait months to get paid so be aware if you decide to go to the sites and Kim did the right thing by researching them all first.

Thank you Kim! Saw the commercial just lastnight, as a matter of fact! Was thinking I could do this a give that little money to my boys for when we go shopping! Was very sceptically to start but I know now that to do so is best left alone! Thanks once more, Constance

I signed up for 2 survey companies this Summer.Completed some surveys (most told me I was not qualified) and never received 1 prize or any $. Boths survey companies cost me $40.00 which I lost forever. They are all a rip-off as far as I am concerned.

thank you so much for clearing this up. I started doing these surveys,but I don’t qualify for most of them. Actually,I haven’t qualified for any yet and it has been 3 months. At least I know now that ‘most’ of them are just scams and really don’t work. Thaanks again!

A little word the wise about LightSpeed Panel that the first check I got was stolen. It was a hot check that had I not been aware of how to seek out bad checks I would have been stuck for over 4,000 dollars. Good Luck one and all.

Very good detective work Felipe. As you know, when I first met you, it was because of the surveys that I sang the praises of your website and survey information.

I think I also mentioned (don’t know if you recall) that I *bombed* out on a lot of the survey qualifications, probably because of my Baby Boomer status age (you mentioned something about your mom & me).

I gave up on the whole survey bit since all I kept getting was “You don’t qualify.” No loss for me here, but you provide a valuable source of inspiration for your readers who are interested in surveys.

hey! thanks so much for the advice! I was just wondering if the money or prizes you get from doing surveys is taxed? Like will they send something at the end of the year about filing the money earned on your taxes? (like a w-2 from an employer)

Technically according to the IRS you are supposed to report all income but as far as the survey companies go, the only time you might be forced to fill out tax forms is if the individual prize or cash or whatever you receive is valued at more than $600. 99% of the time you will not be filling out the forms and they will not issue any forms.

I just have a couple questions to ask! 1). Does it slow down your computer? 2). Do you get taxed when you receive your reward? 3). Do you actually receive your reward? Would someone please reply to me because I have no clue if I should use Big Spot!

Rachel, There should be nothing you install that affects your computer. I don;t think any of these companies have you fill out tax forms unless you participate in something that has over a $600 value. If you sign up for the legit companies I have listed on my sidebar you will get paid. Big Spot does not pay you because they do not administer the surveys.

Thank You so much!! I have been doing surveys for about 3 weeks. I have not noticed any increase in cookies or junk mail on my computer. My friends warned me not to do this but I have had no regrets so far.

No, as a matter of fact I am not. I am not requiring you to enter your email address and asking for your zip code in order to provide this information. I am also telling you that the information they provide is NOT secret and exclusive by showing you that I am giving it out without those strings attached.

I also clearly state that people are free to use the search engine and find the companies that way and not click through my links. The names of the companies are right there on the banners.

And duh to you, too afraid to leave your real contact information when you leave an obviously ignorant, erroneous comment. Cowards who have no idea what they are talking about and accuse people of things that are incorrect are usually like that. And BTW, I do NOT require you to leave a comment to have the survey links, and the reason I require an email address and name from commentators is to prevent spam. Obviously some of it gets through…

I was looking for another survey company that offers free get paid to take surveys and I seen BigSpot .com ad on tv and then while searching my search engine, I ran accross your blog about BigSpot and read your reveiw and wanted to let you know that you have opened my eyes on so-called kind-of rip-offs. And would like to say you are right about opinion outpost and mypoints they do payout by either sending you a check at your request or by letting you choose your reward.

pLEASE PASS THIS ALONE AS i BELIVE YOU TO BE A FORTHRIGHT AND HONEST PERSON. i HAVE BEEN SINGED UP WITH MOST OF YOUR LISTINGS FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND AM VERY HAPPY i AM. NOT ALL PAY VERY MUCH BUT BY DOING HONEST AND COMPLETE SURVEYS FOR A MONTH OR SO I FOUND i STARTED GETTING THE BETTER PAYING ONES. i HAVE BEEN INVITED TO MANY FOCAST GROUPS PAYING FROM $10 TO LONGER ONES PAYING UP TO $250. TIP////////////////////////// WHEN DOIMNG SURVEYS AND THE BOXES THEY ASK YOU TO SHARE , DON’T LET THEM GO AS THESE COMPANYS VALUE PEOPLE EXPRESSING THERE VIEWS EVEN ITS NOT WHAT YOUM THINK THEY WANT TO HEAR.

Thank you so much for all your research & links!! I am an unemployed single Mom looking for a job & a way to earn some extra cash. I was going to sign up for Big Spot but with your posts I have changed my mind & will be signing up with the companies whose links you posted.

Pinecone is great! They only recruit new panelists at certain times though so unfortunately I can’t share the link! You have to come across one of their banners. It’s a good thing to tell people though…if you ever see a Pinecone Research banner SIGN UP. They are good and legit.

Your info was very helpful and people should know about Bigspot.com. I lost my job about 6 months ago and still looking. im just so tired of all the so called companys that say they want to help u and in the end u end u paying for it.

Kim, Thank you so much for your article. I too was about to fall prey to another obvious waste of time doing endless surveys. I WILL be looking forward to any other items you wish to publish. Your Blog is much easier to read than Snopes..LOL!

Thank you for posting this. I saw a commercial last night for BigSpot and thought they were an individual site like Opinion Outpost or Lightspeed. I am already signed up for all the sites you have listed or I would gladly click through here. You are correct – you will not get rich doing surveys, I have made approximetly $60 in the 6 or so months I have been doing surveys. My problem is my husband works for a pharmceutical company and I am disqualified quickly for many surveys because of his occupation. The company also manufactures many personal care items and that disqualifies me for many other surveys. I wish I had found you sooner, I did pay to get the list of sites when I first started taking surveys.

Gina, Thanks for stopping by and sharing your experiences. It helps my readers to have feedback from others too. I didn’t realize the pharmaceutical thing would disqualify you – I know marketing jobs do because that is the first question on many of them. Good luck!

Since my husband’s company also makes and distributes personal care items (shampoo, lotion, tampons) I am often disqualified unfortunately.

I have been keeping track of my payments and would like to let your readers know that Opinion Outpost has paid me the most. There is one that I have subscribed to that will award points even if you do not qualify for a survey, but I cannot remember which one right now. When I figure out which one it is, I will come back and let you know.

Hi and thanks for stopping by. The ones I listed are the most consistent. There are others that you can find on freepaidsurveys.net as well that are pretty decent. The bottom line is that the more you sign up for, the more invites you will get and the more likely you are to make some money. Just getting started I would recommend the ones I have listed.

Thank you so much for this info. I was going to search big spot on “my points search” and this came up. I am so glad someone like you is out there to help those of us that are just trying to make ends meet by making a few extra honest $$. THANKS AGAIN!!!!

My Points has more “shopping” deals so if you shop through their links you get a certain amount of points where most of the stuff for the other 2 are “offers” like free trials. Not scams but a lot of work. I also think My Points sends emails and I think their lowest redemption amount is $10, where for Sendearnings and Inboxdollars it is $30. I have received a check from Inboxdollars before, but am just under the $30 for Sendearnings.

Inboxdollars and Sendearnings are not scams. They just take awhile to earn up to the minimum payout. That does not make it a scam. They are not get-rich-quick schemes, but for a few clicks a day, you can eventually earn a few $$. I would recommend MyPoints before the other 2 but they are not scams and I have been spammed from them. If you feel like completing the offers, you can earn more and faster, but I personally just do the emails and surveys.

I have shopped using MyPoints. Their minimum before they will pay you is a bit lower and easier to get to.

Thank you, my wife is slowly dieing of a rare form of Lymphoma and I was involved in a chemical accident that left me usless to phisical work and the company I worked for dropped workmans comp so they could buy a new motorcoach. We are trying to live off of $1,743.00 a month and we are going downhill. We need to find out how to make at least $500 to $900 a month to make ends meet. If you could tell us if we could make this money you would be an angel. I saw their commercial in primetimeand figured it must be legit. But now I`m not. I don`t really understand how this works, I wish if you have a kind heart you could email us and explain it. Thanks so much Karen and Vern

Thanks for stopping by. The banners I put up in this post for survey companies are legitimate. You sign up and wait for the surveys to come into your email. You cannot get rich off these, and depending upon demographics you may not do as well as others. Right now, moms with young kids are the largest targeted group and they likely see the most surveys. If you are diligent about it, you will make some but not that extra amount you need. If anyone tells you differently it is a scam.

I saw a commerical for Big Spot today and wondered if it was any good. I was like, “oh, cool another survey site”…I decided to google it though before joining. I’m already a member of most of the sites they list. That’s ridiculous that they make it out to be something exclusive.

And omgosh, Quality Health……I get their newsletter and its always like “get this freebie”, so I click it and then it takes me to their questionaire thing…which is like to see if I qualify for contacts…and it says more offers will show up when I complete all these questions. I was so furstrated.

Okay you claim that BigSpot is no legit..but do the survey takers still get a profit thru the surveys from BigSpot? Also the listings that you posted, do they pay the survey takers? I have never done anything like this but after hearing about BigSpot I took an interest. If I start will I have to give my address for them to send me the money? To be sure your postings are: “Freepaidsurveys.net and Surveypolice.com” correct? I basically have lots of questions and need answers. I am willing to start if only i see profit and progress. How many surveys can you take a day ? and how much do they pay?.

Taimey, Big Spot doesn’t send you surveys nor do they pay you. All they give you is a list…the same list I provided. Each individual survey company I show banners for, you will have to register for. Freepaidsurveys.net and surveypolice are places for you to verify the legitimacy of a survey company you may come across, they are not survey companies themselves. GlobalTestMarket, Synovate, Lightspeed and the rest are the survey companies. They will send you the surveys and are the ones who pay you.

You can take as many surveys as they send you, it really depends upon what you qualify for and sometimes it takes awhile for them to send them consistently and the time of year affects how many as well. You will not get rich. I have taken .25 cent surveys and taken $20 surveys. I have also participated in focus groups online where I made $100 for 45-90 minutes of my time. The more you sign up for, the better your odds.

Cheyenne, Start with the banners I listed at the end of the post, click on them and sign up for each company individually. If you go to the 2 links I posted in the very last photograph you can verify the legitimacy of each company by reading what others have to say about them as well. I hope that helps! Kim

Sue, You pretty much just sign up for the sites I listed. So long as you use the resources I indicated, the risks are minimal because these are legitimate market research companies hired by major corporations. I still recommend being cautious with things like your exact birth date. All they need is the year for demographic purposes. Good luck!

I have been seeing that BigSpot.com on TV where I live and it is played a lot so I looked into it and found there site has been closed down and then I found yours. I am part of InBoxDollars and I have taken about 25 Survey’s and have not been paid one penny yet…Now I am a Shadowshopper and yes it did cost me but it has paid back what I have paid in and more. I wish they would close most of these survey places because they really don’t do anything for the company’s or there customers.

I use Upromise – not to it’s full potential though….I should work on that.

The other sites I listed are legit. Some you get $$, some you get points to trade for gift cards and some you get points to trade for prizes, but they are real and you do make a few extra bucks or get some cool prizes.

Kristin, It really depends upon your situation to determine if it is worth your time. When I was able to respond to every survey sent to me (multiple opportunities a day) I was making some extra pocket money for a weekly pizza and occasionally I’d qualify for an online focus group that paid $75-$150. There are a few technology survey panels that would bay $10 or $15 per survey and since I have experience with computers and stuff, I qualified for those all the time. A lot of it has to do with demographics – age, sex, # of kids, etc. and the time you can commit. It’s not going to get you rich but if you need the money and have 1-2 hours a day to spare, you can do ok.

My fiance works for a company who deals with what they call “leads” which are actually just info on forms that people have filled out on websites. His compnay is featured on sites like Sears.com and other home sites. Esentially they sell these “leads” to contractors for prices like $5-$250. Crazy right, for just filling out a form online saying you want your house worked on. I’m always interested in these things but honestly I’m scared. I can see why you set up a new email. Could you imgaine all the spam? haha! You know they sell these things off, but if it pays who cares right? It’s basicly making money off info you provide which is 100% FREE, these survery deals seem sketchy.

I’d be interested in knowing how much you can actually make and if it is legit. Do you use Freepaid surverys and is it worth your time?

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